it’s happening again- social networks II

ok.

i don’t think people should just “expect” or “demand” attention or “likes” or prosperity by begging and pleading for it online. ie: “please like my page, help me get 100000000000000000000000000000000000000 likes”.

maybe it’s partly because i’m so old-fashioned. i feel there are proper channels to assume, and when people try to overshoot those channels, it pisses me off, because i try just as hard, if not harder than they do, and they feel they can take the “express elevator”?

i am learning that my friends are not as supportive of me or my opinions as i thought they would be… or in the very least respectful. they are the ones who attack me on it… whether i mean it the way i wrote it or not… sometimes they tend to misinterpret what i say and it leads to little tiffs and i can’t stand it. it pisses me off.

they condescend to me and belittle me… i try really hard not to be judgmental, but my points are sometimes valid. i don’t need to plead with people to validate my god-damn work, and to me, that’s what it feels like when they send out all these desperate pleas for “likes”.

if i need to sit and spell out every single thing i mean just to make sure my friends don’t yell at me, because they’re too hot-headed to sit and actually read what i mean, it’s not really going to be worth it to me to keep friends. if they don’t understand what i am saying, they can just fucking ask. there is no point in fighting with me.

i am allowed to express my opinions just as they are, just as artists and writers and rappers and kids are allowed to plead for “likes” for publicity or trips to disneyworld. just because they’re allowed, doesn’t mean i have to agree, or share it. just like other people don’t HAVE to agree with me… the difference is, i’m not being antagonistic about it… i’m just venting… just sharing an opinion.

they’re calling me petty and saying i’m “lashing out” … saying i’m not giving people their ultimate due, when they would see, if they just READ what i said, that they were wrong. know why? because i ALWAYS give credit where credit is due… if i forget to, i go back and add it in a comment or a note or a letter or  a whole new status altogether (if we’re still talking about fb).

instead, they’re acting as though i’m some petulant teenager, when they’re the ones twisting my words and putting sour-tasting phrases in my  mouth. i can’t help the way they perceive my words, but it’s no reason to mind-fuck me.

it’s always sad to see friends go… especially when you’ve done your best to be supportive and encouraging of them, even when all they do is rip you apart. but sometimes you just have to let go.

so this time, i did. next time, it might be another.

 

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